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单词 used to
释义
used to 1 ★★★
MODAL VERB  
/ˈjuːst tuː/
  Used to is usually followed by an infinitiveused to 通常后接不定式: We used to swim in the river. 我们过去常在这条河里游泳。 But sometimes the following infinitive is left out但有时后面的不定式可以省略: I don’ t play golf now, but I used to. 我现在不打高尔夫球了,但过去常打。
  Used to only exists as a past tense.
to只有过去时。
  Questions and negatives are usually formed with ‘did’ + use to (with no ‘d’ )在疑问句和否定句中通常用did+use to (不带d): Did you use to work here? 你以前在这里工作吗? We didn’ t use to earn much. 我们过去挣钱不多。 The spelling ‘did used to’ is sometimes used, but many people think that this is wrong.有时也拼写作did used to, 但许多人认为这种拼法是错误的。
  In formal English, negatives are often formed with used not to 在正式英语中,否定形式常常是used not to: They used not to allow shops to be open on Sundays. 他们以前不允许商店在星期天营业。 The short forms usen’ t to and usedn’ t to are sometimes used, but they sound rather formal and old-fashioned.有时也使用缩略式usen’t to 和usedn’t to, 但听上去相当正式和过时。
used for saying what was true or what happened regularly in the past , especially when you want to emphasize that this is not true or does not happen now (用于表示过去真实或经常性的行为,特别强调现在不那样了)过去

I used to enjoy gardening, but I don’ t have time for it now. 我过去喜爱园艺,但现在没时间去弄了。

They always used to ring me and say what they were doing. 他们过去总是打电话来告诉我他们在做些什么。

Where did you use to live before you moved here? 你搬到这里来之前住在哪儿呢?

I didn’ t use to like him, but now we’ re good friends. 我以前不喜欢他,但现在我们成了好朋友。

Customers didn’ t use to want to shop from home. 消费者过去不愿意在家购物。

There used not to be so much violence. 过去没这么多暴力行为。

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